When Leadership Work Feels Like an Interruption Do you ever divide your work into two categories: your "real job" and everything else that interrupts it? The meetings with senior leaders. The relationship-building. The strategic thinking. The offsite meeting. The coaching conversation. The time on your calendar that is supposed to be for reflection, planning, or development. If those things feel like extras, it is easy to treat them as something you have to squeeze in around

When you care deeply about your team, it can be easy to mistake stepping in for supporting them. But in leadership, not every act of helping actually helps. Sometimes what looks like generosity on the surface is really discomfort, image management, or a quiet attempt to keep things from going sideways. And when that happens, leaders do not build stronger people. They build more dependency. Prefer to Listen Instead? You can listen to the full episode here: When Helping Starts